Railroad track and tie



J- B. YARNELL.

RAILROAD TRACK AND TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1920 1,356,584. I Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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1. B. YARNELL. RAILROAD TRACK AND TIE. APPLICATION FILED MAY26, 1920.

1,356,584. Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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area stares JOHN B. YARNELL, 0F JOI-INSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or oNnnAL T0 F. 13. 000K, 0F JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD manor; AND 'IIE.

Application filed May 26,

relation to what'I term mine trackage, hav-' ing for its objects among others to provide a siniple yet efficient and durable and reliable form'of rail and tie, when a'tie is employed, although in some instances I provide what may be termed a tieless rail, designed more especially for mines where it is desirable to change-the track at intervals and to keep the height of the track down as low as possible. The invention is applicable also to turn-out switches and frogs, as will hereinafter appear.

The invention has for a further object to provide a rail that can be put down and taken up in a short time and without the necessity of skilled labor. In one form of the invention the employment of spikes or bolts is dispensed with, as the steel tread rail cannot lift out from the ties. I may employ either a steel or a wooden tie. The joints between the abutting ends of two rails are formed in a simple and cheap yet. efli cient manner, and by using channel steel I provide a strong rail which is capable of manufacture at comparatively small cost. I

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention, in its preferred forms is clearly illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a switch and turn-out showing the application of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 7 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section through a track with the wheels of a car broken away Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Get. as, 1920.- 1920. $eria1 1\To.384,372.

' and shown inelevation, other parts being in elevation.

F 1g. 5 1s a plan with parts in section showing the rails andthe tie in accordance with '1 my invention. 7 y 7 g Fig.6 is a perspective view of two sections of my tieless mine track with the sections unite i Fig. 7 isa similar view showing the rail sections beforethey are joined together. Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views;

Referring to the drawings? '1 designates a steel tie which is formed near each end with the channel portion 2 which is designed to be received and fit, snugly within the channel 8 of the steel rail 4. This rail has the lateral flanges 5 at each edge as seenin Fig. l to rest upon the tie, and when suitable bolts 6 are passed horizontally through the interengaged channel portions of the tie and rail and the nuts 7 applied, a very efficient trackage is provided possessing maximum strength and durability.

In lieu of the steel tie I may employ a wooden tie as seen in Fig. 5 at 8, the said tie having rigid therewith near each end the block or member 9 at rightangles to the length of the tie as shown clearly in-Fig. 5, which blocks fit into the channels of the rail 10 at each end of the tie and the rail sections and blocks secured firmly together by means of the bolts 11 passed through opposite sides of the channel portions of the rails and the said blocks and receiving nuts 12 as shown insaid Fig. 5. In Fig. l-"I have shown how channeled rails such as above described may be em- I ployed for frogs and switches or turn-outs. In this View the adjacent ends of two rail sections are secured together by means of blocks 13 with the ends of each block entering the channel of the two rails and secured by bolts or the like 14, as seen in Figs. 2

and 3, the blocks 13 being secured to the tie by means of vertical spikes or the like 14, as shown in Fig. 2.-

In all instances the rails are channeled and the cooperating parts are received in the channels of the rails. This applies, whether the rails be used for the track, the frog or switch, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. l.

In building a frog blocks of steel should be employed, riveted to the steel plate 15, see Fig. 1, and the tread section should be welded or riveted to such blocks in a well known Way.

Fig. 1 clearly indicates how the track continues from the turn-out by using the channeled rail and the steel or Wooden tie, with its blocks, in the manner above described rail 18 and adapted to enter the channel 17 p in connection with Figs. 4: and 5..

I11 Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a tieless mine-trackage. In this form the track is ofdouble channel form, the channel upon one side being reverse of that upon the opposite side. In this form the adjacent ends of two rails are secured together by means of the member 16 having one end secured in the one channel 17 of the one rail 18 by means of the bolts 19, or the like, the other end of the member l6 projecting beyond the. end of the of the adjoining rail 20 and to be secured therein bymeans of the bolts or other means 21, as seen in Fig. 6; p

This tieless mine rail takes care of the car by the construction of the rail, that is,

the flanges of the car wheelsalways remain in (the grooves or channels 22 of the rails,

and these rails, resting on the rock bottoms, have no chance to bed themselves. Therefore, the car will either draw the rails to 2. A railroad rail 01"" channel form, anda t e having a transverse member fitted 111' the channel of the rail.

Arailroad rail of channel form, combined with asteel tie having a channel portion near each end to fit within the channels of the. rails of a track.

.4. A railroad rail of channel form, combined with a tie having a transverse member fitted within the channel of the rail, and.

means passed through the walls of the channel of the rail and through said member? In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

JOHN B. YARNELL. 

